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A RARE BRONZE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ ⓮ġġġ曺戭䌠朊㛾椾
POLE FINIAL
⍲ġ⚾抬˪EarlyġChineseġArtġfromġtheġCunli* eġ
SHANG DYNASTY Collection˫炻BluettġħġSonsġLtdį炻ΐ㔎炻
1973⸜
well cast, of circular section, surmounted by
a twin-horned mythical beast, the bulging Ը๕
eyes and a broad ß attened nose, ß anked by TheġRtįġHonįġRolfĭġ2ndġBaronġCunli* eġofġ
protruding pointed ears, all below tall curved
HeadleyĭġCunli* eġ⊃䇝炷1899Į1963炸㓞啷
horns cast with scroll work, the bronze
BluettġħġSonsġLtdį炻ΐ㔎炻1985⸜3㚰25㖍
of a reddish-brown patina with malachite
encrustation, together with a catalogue, Early RįġBeaverġ㔁㌰㓞啷
Chinese Art from the Cunli! e Collection, Bluett ࢝ᚎ
& Sons Ltd., London, 1973.
˪EarlyġChineseġArtġfromġtheġCunli* eġ
Height 4 in., 10.1 cm
Collection˫炻BluettġħġSonsġLtdį炻ΐ㔎炻
PROVENANCE 1973⸜炻䶐嘇8
Collection of Lord Cunli* e, The Rt. Hon. Rolf,
2nd Baron Cunli* e of Headley (1899-1963).
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 25th March 1985.
Collection of Professor R. Beaver.
EXHIBITED
Early Chinese Art from the Cunli! e Collection,
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 1973, cat. no. 8.
$ 4,000-6,000
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